Is Stop-and-Frisk Out of Control?

● Are the Increasing Number of Stops Helping?
● According to the NYCLU, since 2002 New Yorkers have been stopped and questioned more than 4.4 million times
● According to the NYPD, 9/10 stopped individuals have been innocent
● Myth: Stop-and-Frisk reduces homicide statistics
○ 2002: NYPD stopped 97,296 people
■ 587 homicides were reported
○ 2011: NYPD stopped 685,724 people
■ 532 homicides were reported

Question of Constitutionality
● In 2013: Federal judge Shira Scheindlin found Stop-And-Frisk racially discriminatory and unconstitutional.
● Additionally, since 2007 nearly 150,000 stops have been found unconstitutional and lacking justification.